| Issue ID | 794102 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10334643 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | AVALON |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 07/01/08 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | There was an error in the 1st complaint i submitted plus i now have the vin number. 2007 toyota avalon lunged forward and driver thought he had been hit from behind and knocked unconscious. He thought he had hit a concrete wall and he had hit a car (possibly a wall also, the da denies it was a construction zone and we have pictures showing it was). A woman, not wearing a seat belt and her air bag did not deploy, was killed. A witness said her car turned over and uprighted and he called 911 but was not in court. A piece of metal from the roadway is involved in the woman's death but da denies but police reported. Vehicle was named as a deadly weapon so sentence was enhanced. My husband was convicted of felony manslaughter, no drugs or alcohol involved but originally charged but tests proved differently. Toyota failed to report problems with this car or we would have never rented it from don mcgill toyota in houston, tx. Your agency is charging toyota fines, others are being compensated and here we sit, my husband in prison for something caused by toyota's negligence when he should be home with me. No attorney wants a case that has to be litigated when others settle out of court with little effort when ours has to be litigated because my husband was wrongfully convicted because of toyota and an over zealous da that waited almost 8 months to indict my husband. He was never ticketed for anything. We were denied access to the rental car and did not even get our personal belongings. We need help, fines paid by toyota won't help us. We need help. Is there no help for us or are our lives expendable? I know i wasn't supposed to give personal information but we need someone to listen and direct us to help. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HOUSTON, TX |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK36B37UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | Y |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 2 |
| No. of fatalities | 1 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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